ICYMI: January 31, 2026

Remember! If You Still Support this Wannabe DICKtator, You Support a Sexual Predator!

Below, you will find some headlines and events we may have missed. Feel free to share what you have found interesting as long as it comes from a credible source, not some RW cesspit.

I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it 🤝🏾🇺🇸

Don Lemon (@donlemonofficial.bsky.social) 2026-01-31T04:40:13.080Z

Updates:

"The reality is that ICE are slave catchers…we got to unite. Because we know that unless you're an indigenous person, or you were dragged here in chains, you are an immigrant!" – one of THOUSANDS of ICE protesters at Chicago general strike march ⬇️

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— Status Coup News (@statuscoupnews.bsky.social) January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM

btw the civility panic a few years ago was about precisely this: the ability to have polite conversations about how black people are racially inferior in public without criticism or backlash bsky.app/profile/hann…

Adam Serwer (@adamserwer.bsky.social) 2026-01-31T12:33:13.468Z

Chicago Woman Shot 5 Times By Border Agents Will Testify In Washington Next Week

Marimar Martinez will speak at a federal forum on immigration agents’ use of force as she fights to unseal evidence in her now-dropped prosecution.

A woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent last year will testify before federal lawmakers next week in Washington, D.C., at a joint forum examining use of force by the Department of Homeland Security.

Marimar Martinez was shot multiple times by federal immigration agents during an October clash in Brighton Park, where residents were protesting the federal officers’ presence. Agents alleged Martinez chased them and rammed her car into an agent’s car, claims Martinez and her attorney disputed. The case later collapsed and all charges were dropped by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

When ICE shot Marimar Martinez, they didn’t render aid. She got assistance an a nearby auto shop. Employees tried to stop the bleeding and called EMS.When they shot Renee Nicole Good, they refused to allow an on scene doctor to help her.When they shot Alex Pretti, they counted the bullet holes.

Kelly (@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social) 2026-01-31T09:10:36.151Z

The Bigly Flop:

President Trump, your Melania movie has bombed

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— Led By Donkeys (@ledbydonkeys.org) January 30, 2026 at 12:01 PM

Protesting the Nazis:

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday. 📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

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— Minnesota Star Tribune (@startribune.com) January 30, 2026 at 1:42 PM

Live updates: Arrests made as protesters clash with officers in DTLA after ‘ICE Out’ protest

Thousands of people converged in downtown Los Angeles on Friday afternoon as part of a national day of action protesting ongoing federal immigration operations.

After a day of peaceful protesting, at nightfall, demonstrators clashed with Los Angeles police once officers declared the assembly unlawful.

My LA peeps, I appreciate the resolve, but CUT THIS SHIT OUT‼️ Trump has been openly talking about invoking the Insurrection Act. So I’m going to sound like an old man for a second, but it’s coming from a place of love and experience. 1/2

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— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) January 31, 2026 at 7:08 AM

“This isn’t a moment, it’s a movement”

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— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) January 31, 2026 at 5:25 AM

Best History Lesson Ever!:

Fuck Off! Signed, California:

BOMBSHELL REPORT: @abc7.bsky.social says a small business owner LOST 30% of his business recently after being falsely targeted by Dr. Mehmet Oz. @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom just responded with a formal civil rights complaint.

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— Governor Newsom Press Office (@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov) January 30, 2026 at 8:44 AM

BREAKING: @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom just called for a civil rights investigation into Dr. Oz for unfairly and unjustly targeting the Armenian community in Los Angeles — making unfounded allegations of illegal activity solely for political purposes.

Governor Newsom Press Office (@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov) 2026-01-30T16:36:15.969Z

Hey Dr. Fraud, you’re really bad at this.This news story highlights fraud in *YOUR* FEDERAL system.@governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom BANNED all new hospices in 2021 and has revoked 280 licenses from existing hospices since then.Glad you’re finally catching up.

Governor Newsom Press Office (@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov) 2026-01-31T03:37:33.628Z

If you want to talk Medicare — let’s talk Medicare — it’s a FEDERALLY run program. Not state run!

Governor Newsom Press Office (@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov) 2026-01-30T22:12:53.261Z

For Facts’ Sake:

There were about 4 million businesses registered in California when @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom took office in 2019. Today there are roughly 4.3 million.That’s 300,000 more CEOs, Scott.Maybe more math, less Newsom Derangement Syndrome?

Governor Newsom Press Office (@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov) 2026-01-30T16:49:29.400Z

The Gestapo:

BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps. This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.www.bloomberg.com/news/feature…

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) 2026-01-30T16:47:22.827Z

DHS uses YOUR tax dollars to “house” people that they kidnap. This newest warehouse is in AZ. A 70 million dollar torture facility in our community (Surprise) is unacceptable. ICE OUT OF AZ! #ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks @azagmayes.bsky.social @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @gallego.senate.gov

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— @debbie156 (@debbie156.bsky.social) January 31, 2026 at 8:00 AM

UTAH auto body shop owner: “You guys broke the fucking window to get in here! Where is your warrant??” Trump’s ICE goons: “Yes we did… We don’t need one.” 🤔 Rights are gone under this regime. (From Somali Snaps: www.instagram.com/reel/DUKpzuS…)

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— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) January 31, 2026 at 5:30 AM

The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:

How on earth did this uncouth buffoon ever make it to the White House? More baffling, how on earth is he still allowed to continue wrecking the country; economically, socially and politically? The U.S. is sadly unrecognisable!

Alex Globetrotter #FBPE #ProEU (@alexliberto.bsky.social) 2026-01-31T07:28:50.696Z

From the MarKODA Files-Stupid Shit and ‘Trust Me, Bro’ as My Source Edition:

Translation: “I intend to cheat” bsky.app/profile/atru…

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— Adam Serwer (@adamserwer.bsky.social) January 30, 2026 at 9:24 AM

Craven Assholes:

’Speaker Johnson, I Won’t Forget This’: Lindsey Graham Threatens Top Republican for Thwarting Lawsuit

You took the provision and you gutted it. You took the notification provision out telling senators or congressmen they’re asking for your phone records when you’re not under criminal investigation, and you should know…It’s Republicans today, could be Democrats tomorrow. We should all want to be notified as senators if a separate branch of government, the Executive Branch, is looking for our phone records unless we’re charged or investigating a crime. That’s just common sense. They took that out.

There was a stampede in the House. Everybody says, “Well, it passed unanimously in the House.” I could care less! What you did, I think was wrong. You’re overreacting. We’ll fix the $500,000. Count me in. But you took the notification out, and I’m not going to give up on that.